The Best Watergate Salad
Creamy, dessert like salad, filled with pineapple, pistachio flavor that is perfect as a side dish for any event. The best Watergate Salad is such a simple recipe, but such a classic favorite!
You’ll just love this Watergate Salad to pair with any summer BBQ or holiday meal!
This recipe goes by a lot of different names like green fluff and pistachio pineapple delight. We love fluff salad recipes and make them a lot!
Why You’ll Love the Best Watergate Salad Recipe
Ingredients
Get the full ingredient list and full instructions in the printable recipe card below.
A Great Dish For Holidays
This looks perfect on any holiday table. Think Christmas, Easter or even St. Patrick’s Day!
Throw some hot dogs and burgers on the grill, make up a couple of easy sides, like this best watergate salad and you have yourself a get together fit for a king (or just a few neighbors and friends).
When it’s time to whip up the side dishes for a grilling get together, I usually turn to the classics like cold pasta salads, potato salads, coleslaw, fresh fruit/fruit salad and other classic sides.
I am truly a traditionalist and I love what I love. One of our favorite sides we LOVE pairing our grilled items with, is this delicious Classic Watergate Salad and it’s SO easy to make. Chances are your grandma has been making it for years, I know mine has and this recipe is truly the best.
Plus it can easily be doubled, tripled and prepared ahead if need be.
Storage Tips for Watergate Salad
- Chill immediately: After you make the salad, put it in the fridge right away. This helps it stay fresh and prevents it from getting too warm.
- Cover it tightly: Use an airtight container or cover the bowl tightly with plastic wrap. This will keep it from drying out and absorbing other smells from your fridge.
- Keep it cold: Store it in the coldest part of your refrigerator, usually the back or bottom shelf.
- Don’t freeze it: Freezing is not recommended. It can change the texture of the salad, making it watery or mushy when thawed. The whipped topping doesn’t freeze well.
- Eat it within a few days: Watergate salad is best eaten within 3-5 days. After that, the texture might start to change, and it might not taste as fresh.
- Stir before serving: If it’s been sitting in the fridge for a while, give it a gentle stir before serving to redistribute the ingredients and fluff it up a bit.
- Add mix-ins just before serving: If you’re adding any crunchy ingredients like nuts, it’s best to add them right before serving. This will keep them from getting soggy.
- Consider portioning: If you’re not serving the whole salad at once, consider portioning it out into smaller containers. This can help it stay fresher for longer since you won’t be constantly opening and closing one large container.
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A true classic you will not be disappointed with.
Recipe for the Best Watergate Salad
Classic Watergate Salad
Ingredients
- 4 ounce instant pistachio pudding mix
- 20 ounce crushed pineapple with juice undrained
- 1 cups miniature marshmallow
- ½ cups walnuts chopped
- 1 ¾ cups whipped topping cool whip
Instructions
- In a large bowl, stir the pudding mix and crushed pineapple together.
- Fold in the marshmallows and chopped walnuts.
- Mix everything until well blended.
- Fold in the whipped cream and stir just until combined.
- For best results, refrigerate at least 2 hours.
marshmallow!crushed pineapple!this dish sounds as yum as it looks.Love the idea of it.Will try it soon 🙂
marshmallow!crushed pineapple!this dish sounds as yum as it looks.Love the idea of it.Will try it soon 🙂